"I write to battle every irrational system that stands in the way of social progress and human development, and every instance of cruelty in the face of love. My pen is alight and my body aflame. Until both burn down to ash, my love and my hate will remain here in the world." - Ba Jin

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Anti-Unionism is the Date Rape of Corporate Crime

This was posted some time ago at the TPM House of Labor blog, but I just reread it and thought it clever and on target, so am reposting it:

Even most liberals deny anti-union crime is widespread or deny that it's even a serious crime at all and anyways the folks doing it are such swell people, we can't expect us to like treat them like criminals, do you? If unions have been decimated in American workplaces, it's must really be their fault-- they must have been asking for it. You know, when you wear such pretty medical care and pension funds, employers are just being normal, red-blooded capitalists when they wipe out unions to get at them.Anti-Unionism is the Date Rape of Corporate Crime7-Dec-2005, Nathan Newman